"Darrell Feltmate" wrote in
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Way to go Mike! Keep on turning!
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God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS, Canada
www.aroundthewoods.com
"Mike Mac" wrote in message
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I finally got the lathe spinning this weekend.. after looking into
much of the advice offered both here and in rec.crafts.woodturning
Very nice. You may want to look at
www.penturners.org to see what others
that have caught the pen bug are doing. They have great technical help and
lots of support.
I found that a mixture of equal parts of BLO, shellac and denatured alchol
give my pens a fine finish that is durable. This is similar to the Hut
clear coat, but lots less expensive. Keep'em turning
Karl
I've been knocking out some pens.. (European Roundtops, just to
start) and
I
have to say, alot of fun to make. will try some mech. pencils
tomorrow,
make
some pairs to box up and sell as stocking stuffers, etc, if the
market allows.
My favorite is the one in Bloodwood.. with the maple being my first
one.. (didn't want to risk ruining an EXPENSIVE piece of wood!)
http://ottawawood.com/pens/lathe.jpg
http://ottawawood.com/pens/4pens.jpg
Mike
www.ottawawood.com